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2006 Mercedes-Benz C280 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
7%of 29 total for the year
Median mileage
85,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Mercedes-Benz C280, 7% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While trying to merge on the highway the car response slowly when trying to accelerate to highway speed the engine over rev's but no power the same happens when changing lanes. While reversing out of a driveway the car locked up both the engine and steering wheel would not I had to turn in on and off several times and the put it back in drive before I was able to finally reverse this incident placed my life in danger because when the car locked up half of it was on the driveway and the other half in the street impeding traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #11405096, filed 2021-03, 135,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 mercedes benz C280. While making a left turn at 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and rear-ended the preceding vehicle. While backing up from the crash, the vehicle sped backwards and struck the vehicle in its rear. The police issued a ticket for $130 and filed a report. There were no injuries. The vehicle is currently at the dealer for inspection and repair. The failure mileage was 36,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10274330, filed 2009-06, 36,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200735%
200627%
199913%
199817%

Other parts of the 2006 Mercedes-Benz C280

Engine
13 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Mercedes-Benz C280

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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